Purchase-journey experiment

Explore the original and modified experiences

Switch between the two versions to see how the purchase journey changed from product discovery to checkout.

Interactive recreation based on a real Shopify experiment. Branding, products, prices and interface details have been fictionalised. Commercial results are withheld for confidentiality.

What changed, moment by moment

The two versions shared the same catalogue, pricing structure and visual language. Only the supporting structure of the journey differed.

Journey momentOriginalModified
Product pagePrimary CTA onlySticky bar returning to the picker
Empty cartContinue shoppingCurated recommendations
Populated cartCore cart controlsProgress, reassurance and inline add-ons
CheckoutDirect continuationOptional one-time offer

The experiment tested Version B as a combined journey. Its results cannot isolate the contribution of any individual change.

Early experiment direction

A qualitative read of the test while it was still collecting data. No commercial figures are shown.

Add-to-cart rate

Version B slightly ahead

Conversion rate

Version B slightly ahead

Revenue per visitor

Version B slightly ahead

Average order value

Version B slightly ahead

Confidence threshold

Not yet reached

At the time of documentation, Version B showed a small positive direction across the primary goal and supporting metrics. The experiment was still running, so no final winner was declared.

Directional summary · Exact commercial figures withheld